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Bucharest's only major spectator sport is football, with four clubs residing in the city: the most popular and famous is the army team, Steaua Bucuresti (B-dul Ghencea 35; tram #8 or #47, trolley bus #69), closely followed by the rail-workers team, Rapid (sos. Giulesti 18; Metro Cringasi), and the one-time Securitate team, Dinamo (sos. Stefan eel Mare 9; Metro Stefan eel Mare). Bucharest's fourth side, National, play at the Cotroceni stadium, behind the Grand Marriott hotel. Tickets (between €1-3) can be bought at the respective stadiums before each game.

The best of the city's relatively few sporting facilities are the Herastrau complex, sos. Nordului 5-7 (tennis, €4 for lhr fitness, sauna and massage facilities), and Club Floreasca/Pit Gym Club, B-dul Mircea Eliade 1 (tennis, basketball, gym, ice skating). In the summer, Strandul Tineretului, Aleea Strandului 1 offers water sports and tennis. For swimming, the Lucian Grigorescu Hall, Str. Aviator Popa Marin 2; and the National and Dinamo stadia have pools, as do hotels such as the Intercontinental and Athenee Palace.You can also swim in the city lakes - Floreasca (Metro Aurel Vlaicu), Straulesti (western terminus of trolley bus #97) and Baneasa (bus #131 or #205). The students' swimming pool is at strandul Tei, off B-dul Lacul Tei.